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This Age of Empires thing is a pretty legit esports, if you didn’t know. 👀

We finally did it. During RedBull Wololo Londinium, Age of Empires 2 breaks the 100k live viewers and completely shatters the previous record of 85k (during El Reinado). Congratulations @redbullgaming ! (screenshot from u/longinator)

@KonsolumX small trees modunu indirmen lazim boyle tadi cikmaz

Alandayım

Geçtiğimiz hafta Lozan'da IOC tarafından düzenlenen Uluslararası Olimpik Vaka Çalışması Yarışması finallerinde ülkemi temsil etmenin gururunu yaşadım. Dünya genelinde 36 üniversite ve 15'ten fazla milliyetin dahil olduğu, aylar süren yoğun elemelerle seçilen 6 final takımı arasına girerek kürsü mücadelesi verdik. Final sürecinde jüri üyemiz @Serhat_yilmaz ile tanışmak müthiş bir deneyimdi. Ayrıca Olimpiyat Müzesi'ndeki toplam 3 kattan 1'inin tamamen esporun geleceğine ayrılmış olduğunu görmek, ekosistemizin geleceği adına çok heyecan verici ve pozitif bir mesaj.

@aoe2meta Is this for Empire Wars or RM?

Is the Mongol scout rush dead? Maybe not, but archer rush is definitely wearing the crown. A 58.4% win rate vs. a struggling 44% scout opener. The numbers don't lie; archers are just more reliable right now. Give a try for Mongol archer rush.

@KonsolumX Yaz beni

Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition için ödüllü bir turnuva yapalım mı? Tamamen eğlence amaçlı. İyi olmayanlar da gelsin, çok çok iyiler de gelebilir. Herkes tek düşünüyorum:) Yanıt gelmezse bu tweet kendini imha edicektir, bir şansımı deneyeyim dedim. BFME 2 de olur😄

Red Bull Wololo: Londinium is right on our doorsteps 🏰 So let’s take a look back at where it all began! 👇 #RedBullWololo

The Garrison returns... 🚨 ...and in 2026, we are making it bigger and better! In co-operation with @TeamVitality , we bring the best AoE 2 players back to the stage in Hamburg, Germany. Everything you need to know can be found in the first comment 👇

WE ARE BACK Stronger than ever!!!!

wololo that’s the tweet

Announcing: Project Grassroots! Tier 2 esports and grassroots projects are the lifeblood of this industry. They need help now more than ever. Project Grassroots is about supporting up-and-coming teams and games that need an extra boost to achieve their dreams in competitive esports. If you see a team in need, @ us!

Espor yöneticileri olarak üzerine düşünmemiz gereken konuları net ve anlaşılabilir bir hale getirmişsin abi ellerine sağlık. Ben de bu konu üzerine bir iki şey söylemek istedim. Aktif yöneticiler için paralel ekosistemler anlayışının kritik olduğunu düşünüyorum Response to "The Sovereignty of Esports: A Blueprint for the Next Global Authority" I found your analysis of the current landscape both timely and intellectually grounded. Your "Dual-DNA" perspective, bridging the gap between traditional sports rights and publisher-side ecosystem building, is exactly what the industry needs to move past the "fragmented grassroots" phase. I particularly appreciate your breakdown of the IESF and GEF; it exposes the fundamental paradox of governing something you do not own. Based on my experience in the ecosystem, I’d like to offer a few reflections on your "Blueprint" and the reality of the power dynamics at play. 1. The Paradox of "The Riyadh Gravity" I strongly agree with your assessment of the Saudi investment, but I believe we must be cautious about conflating high-intensity organization with governance. The Arabian system is currently attractive because it provides the liquidity the ecosystem desperately needs. However, as you noted, it is not a governing body—it is a high-investing organizer. The risk here is asymmetric dependency. Without clear limitations or a multi-national charter, we risk a "monopoly of patronage" where the future of the industry is biased toward the strategic interests of a single national entity. If the investment climate shifts, the lack of a neutral governing foundation leaves the entire infrastructure vulnerable to a single point of failure. 2. The Ghost of FIFA and the "Skating Case" Your mention of a "FIFA for Esports" template is a common industry dream, but history suggests it is a dangerous one. FIFA’s success wasn't just about structure; it was built on early monopolization of a game that exists in the public domain. In esports, the "game" is private property. We see the legal friction this creates in the famous ISU (International Skating Union) case, where the attempt of a federation to control athletes' commercial opportunities was challenged as an antitrust violation. If a global governing body attempts to monopolize the system without international governmental alignment, it will inevitably clash with corporate publishers. In the case of global governance, emerging esports titles will always be a threat to existing corporate giants, creating a natural resistance that no one can solve without high-level political intervention. 3. The WTO Model and the "Big Boy" Dependency While your proposal for a "WTO Model" is structurally sound and perhaps the only realistic path forward, its implementation relies entirely on the participation of the "Big Boys"—specifically Valve and Tencent. For these giants to voluntarily bind themselves to a global authority, they would first need to face an existential crisis that only such a body could solve. Currently, most major publishers govern with short-term commercialization goals rather than long-term ecosystem sustainability. The only way I see a "WTO of Esports" happening without a total market crash is if a leader like Valve takes the initiative to sacrifice a portion of its absolute power to achieve a sustainable outcome for the long term. 4. Conclusion: Parallel Ecosystems We must be careful what we wish for; a unified governing body might only emerge from the ashes of a significant industry collapse. Until then, as managers and stakeholders, we must operate with the sober understanding that the "esports ecosystem" is not a single entity. It is a collection of multiple parallel publisher ecosystems, each with its own gravity, its own risks, and its own commercial expiration date

Age of Empires Türkiye Topluluğunu Twitter ve reddit üstünden takip ederek büyümemize destek olabilirsiniz. reddit.com/r/AgeofEmpires…

We asked @StarLadder_CS attendees about esports attendance in 2025 • 56% | first-ever live event • 13.7% | attended 2–3 events • Audience constantly refreshing Full breakdown of our on-site survey 👉 escharts.com/news/what-espo…

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📉 @LosRatoneslol out, numbers down The #LEC Versus 2026 playoffs opened with 33% lower peak viewership than Los Ratones’ final group stage match Read our full breakdown 👇 escharts.com/news/lec-versu…

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Tayfaya Yeni Kan! 🌊 Özgür "Hansek" Süllü, VALORANT Menajeri olarak tayfaya katıldı! 🫡 Mürettebata hoş geldin @sullu_ozgur! 🔥 #WELCOME

1/ Pcific hikâyesi aslında daha yeni başlıyor. Bugün geriye dönüp baktığımda hissettiğim tek şey saf gurur. 💙 ​Alt liglerde tırmanma mücadelesi verirken de heyecan verici kadrolarla sahadaydık. Sadece skor üretmedik; tüm ekosistemi daha iyisi için zorladık.

TCL'de ilk kez boy gösterdiğimiz bu sezonda, takımımızın azmi ve çalışması meyvesini verdi: Playofflardayız! Emek veren tüm oyuncularımızı ve teknik ekibimizi kutluyorum. Bizleri destekleyen taraftarlarımıza teşekkür ederiz. Playoff aşamasında görüşmek üzere!